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Pollard family of Richmond, Virginia

Note: This is just one of 1,164 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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  Henry Robinson Pollard (1845-1923) — Born in King and Queen County, Va., November 28, 1845. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1880. Baptist. Member, Sigma Chi. Died in Richmond, Va., August 4, 1923 (age 77 years, 249 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Pollard and Juliette (Jeffries) Pollard; married, December 19, 1869, to Jessie Gresham; father of Robert Nelson Pollard; uncle of John Garland Pollard; grandfather of Frederick Gresham Pollard.
  Political family: Pollard family of Richmond, Virginia.
  Epitaph: "Confederate Soldier, Lawyer, Legislator. For 23 Years City Attorney of Richmond. A Faithful Public Servant. An Active and Triumphant Christian."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Garland Pollard (1871-1937) — of Richmond, Va.; Williamsburg, Va. Born in Stevensville, King and Queen County, Va., August 4, 1871. Democrat. Delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention from Richmond city, 1901-02; Virginia state attorney general, 1914; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1920-21; Governor of Virginia, 1930-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1932. Baptist. Died in Washington, D.C., April 28, 1937 (age 65 years, 267 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of John Pollard and Virginia (Bagby) Pollard; married 1898 to Grace Hawthorne Phillips; married 1933 to Violet Elizabeth McDougall; nephew of Henry Robinson Pollard; first cousin of Robert Nelson Pollard; first cousin once removed of Frederick Gresham Pollard.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Nelson Pollard (1880-1954) — Born in King and Queen County, Va., June 16, 1880. U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1936-47; took senior status 1947. Died in Richmond, Va., May 24, 1954 (age 73 years, 342 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Robinson Pollard and Jessie (Gresham) Pollard; married to Mary Faulkner Butler; father of Frederick Gresham Pollard; first cousin of John Garland Pollard.
  Political family: Pollard family of Richmond, Virginia.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Violet McDougall Pollard (1889-1977) — also known as Violet Elizabeth McDougall; Mrs. John Garland Pollard — of Richmond, Va. Born in Maxville, Ontario, July 17, 1889. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 1940-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1944, 1948 (alternate), 1952, 1956, 1964. Female. Died in 1977 (age about 87 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Peter P. McDougall and Ellen (Robertson) McDougall; married 1933 to John Garland Pollard.
  Political family: Pollard family of Richmond, Virginia.
  Frederick Gresham Pollard (1918-2003) — also known as Fred G. Pollard — of Richmond, Va. Born in Richmond, Va., May 7, 1918. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1950-65; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, 1966-67. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi. Died July 7, 2003 (age 85 years, 61 days). Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Nelson Pollard and Mary (Butler) Pollard; grandson of Henry Robinson Pollard; first cousin once removed of John Garland Pollard.
  Political family: Pollard family of Richmond, Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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